Meriesha Fonseka:AIRBUS හි ඉංජිනේරුවෙකු වන්නේ කොහොමද?

මෙම සුවිශේෂී සම්මුඛ සාකච්ඡාවේදී ශ්‍රී ලාංකික ඉංජිනේරුවෙකු වන මෙරීෂා ෆොන්සේකා ඇය අභ්‍යවකාශයට ගිය ගමන බෙදාහදා ගනී. මෙරීෂා - ඇගේ පවුලේ පළමු විද්‍යාල උපාධිධාරිනිය - විචිටා ප්‍රාන්ත විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ යාන්ත්‍රික ඉංජිනේරු විද්‍යාව පිළිබඳ ශාස්ත්‍රපති උපාධියක් ලබා එයාර්බස් සීමාවාසිකවරියක් ලෙස ආරම්භ කළාය. 2023 දී ඇය එයාර්බස් විචිටා ඉංජිනේරු පහසුකම් සඳහා තනි අන්තරාල පියාපත් නිර්මාණ ඉංජිනේරුවරියක් ලෙස සම්බන්ධ වූවාය. මෙම වීඩියෝව ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ සිට එයාර්බස් දක්වා ඇයගේ මාර්ගය ගවේෂණය කරන අතර ශ්‍රී ලාංකික සිසුන්ට සහ අභ්‍යවකාශ ඉංජිනේරුවන් සඳහා තීක්ෂ්ණ බුද්ධියක් ලබා දෙයි. අපි ඇයගේ අධ්‍යාපනය සහ සීමාවාසික පුහුණුව, අවශ්‍ය කුසලතා (CAD/CATIA ප්‍රවීණතාවය වැනි) සහ ගුවන් සේවා නිර්මාණයේ භූමිකාවන් සඳහා ඔබව ස්ථානගත කරන්නේ කෙසේද යන්න සාකච්ඡා කරමු. මෙරීෂාගේ කතාව - මෑතකදී ශ්‍රී ලංකාවේ මාධ්‍යවල ආවරණය - ගෝලීය අභ්‍යවකාශයේ ශ්‍රී ලාංකීය දක්ෂතා වර්ධනය වන බව ඉස්මතු කරයි.

In this exclusive interview, Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka shares her journey into aerospace. Meriesha – the first college graduate in her family – earned a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering at Wichita State University and began as an Airbus intern. In 2023 she joined the Airbus Wichita Engineering Facility as a single-aisle wing design engineer . This video explores her path from Sri Lanka to Airbus and offers insights for Sri Lankan students and aspiring aerospace engineers. We discuss her education and internships, the skills needed (like CAD/CATIA proficiency), and how to position yourself for roles in aviation design. Meriesha’s story – recently covered in Sri Lankan media – highlights the growing presence of Sri Lankan talent in global aerospace.

Meriesha’s background: She is a Sri Lankan engineer now on Airbus’s wing design team in Wichita (USA). Her journey began with a mechanical engineering degree followed by a Master’s (WSU) and an internship at Airbus. This path – combining strong academic performance (Meriesha had a 3.7/4.0 GPA) and hands-on experience – is a great model for aspiring engineers.
Career tips: We cover recommended qualifications (e.g. BSc/MSc in Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering) and key technical skills. Many design engineer roles require expertise in 3D CAD tools (CATIA V5). Internships or co-op programs with aerospace companies can jumpstart your career – as it did for Meriesha. We also discuss general advice from Airbus recruitment (e.g. applying through Airbus careers).
Industry insights: What do “aerospace engineer” and “aeronautical engineer” mean? In practice they overlap – both involve designing aircraft and related systems. (The terms are often used interchangeably in industry) We explain the field’s scope – from aerodynamics and structures to avionics – and highlight that aerospace engineering is one of the highest-paid engineering careers. For Sri Lankan students, a degree in mechanical engineering is a common foundation for aerospace careers. Universities like Moratuwa or international programs (like WSU’s) can be good stepping stones.
Inspiration for Sri Lankan engineers: Meriesha’s achievement shows that Sri Lanka’s engineers can excel globally. Airbus operates over 180 sites worldwide, so opportunities exist far beyond Sri Lanka’s borders. We talk about representation of Sri Lankans and women in aerospace. Meriesha’s example encourages young Sri Lankan women in STEM: with the right education and persistence, you can land roles at world-leading companies like Airbus.

Useful Links:
Airbus Careers (Technology & Engineering): https://www.airbus.com/en/careers/pro...
Daily Mirror News – “Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility” https://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking-n...

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